Comments on: From Drive-Through Pioneer to House of Worship: First National Bank http://goodnightraleigh.com/2009/04/from-drive-through-pioneer-to-house-of-worship-first-national-bank/ a look at the art, architecture, history, and people of the city at night Mon, 21 May 2012 23:02:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jay Coop http://goodnightraleigh.com/2009/04/from-drive-through-pioneer-to-house-of-worship-first-national-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-4545 Jay Coop Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:17:24 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1814#comment-4545 Lived in the area all my life. I remember this place as a thriving bank. Didnt know it was one of the first drive thru banks. Love this website! Lived in the area all my life. I remember this place as a thriving bank. Didnt know it was one of the first drive thru banks. Love this website!

]]> By: Raleigh Boy http://goodnightraleigh.com/2009/04/from-drive-through-pioneer-to-house-of-worship-first-national-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-3170 Raleigh Boy Sat, 11 Apr 2009 05:09:20 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1814#comment-3170 This is a good post -- I know of no one (other than GNR) who is documenting Raleigh's lesser known surviving modernist buildings. The use of the "then and now" approach is particularly striking. Good job! The FNB was an NCNB bank in the late '60s. I remember driving my VW beetle past that zig-zag angled parking around to the drive-through. Don't remember if the 2nd one was ever installed, though. Don't remember if that elevated sign was still there then, either. At that time I was just wanting to cash my part-time-job paycheck so I could buy 30-cent gasoline for my car. This is a good post — I know of no one (other than GNR) who is documenting Raleigh’s lesser known surviving modernist buildings. The use of the “then and now” approach is particularly striking. Good job!

The FNB was an NCNB bank in the late ’60s. I remember driving my VW beetle past that zig-zag angled parking around to the drive-through. Don’t remember if the 2nd one was ever installed, though. Don’t remember if that elevated sign was still there then, either. At that time I was just wanting to cash my part-time-job paycheck so I could buy 30-cent gasoline for my car.

]]> By: NCSU http://goodnightraleigh.com/2009/04/from-drive-through-pioneer-to-house-of-worship-first-national-bank/comment-page-1/#comment-3166 NCSU Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:07:24 +0000 http://goodnightraleigh.com/?p=1814#comment-3166 I found a color postcard of the first image online recently. What was the name of the sporting goods store nearby? Thornes? I bought a rod and reel and bb gun there. I found a color postcard of the first image online recently. What was the name of the sporting goods store nearby? Thornes? I bought a rod and reel and bb gun there.

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